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{{Short description|Indian dental surgeon}}
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'''Anil Kohli''' is an Indian [[Dentist|dental surgeon]], medical administrator and a former president of the [[Dental Council of India]].<ref name="CBI raid on Kohli’s premises opens can of worms">{{cite web | url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/article366692.ece?service=print | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625160456/http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/article366692.ece?service=print | url-status=dead | archive-date=25 June 2016 | title=CBI raid on Kohli's premises opens can of worms | publisher=Indian Express | date=24 September 2011 | access-date=2 June 2016}}</ref> He is an elected fellow of the [[Faculty of Dental Surgery]] of the [[Royal College of Surgeons of England]] and holds the honorary rank of 'Brigadier' in the [[Indian Army|Army Dental Corps]]. He is a recipient of [[B. C. Roy Award]], the highest Indian award in the medical category. The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honor of the [[Padma Shri]] in 1992 and followed it up with the third highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Bhushan]], in 2005, for his contributions to medicine,<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2016 |access-date=3 January 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 October 2015 }}</ref> making him the first dentist to receive both the honors.<ref name="Anil Kohli on Forerunners Healthcare">{{cite web | url=http://www.forerunnershealthcare.com/dr-anil-kohli-dental-surgeon-delhi-india.html | title=Anil Kohli on Forerunners Healthcare | publisher=Forerunners Healthcare | date=2016 | access-date=2 June 2016}}</ref>

== Biography ==
Anil Kohli, an alumnus of [[King George's Medical University|King George's Medical College]], Lucknow, from where he secured his graduate degree in medicine and postgraduate degree in dental sciences, received the ''S. S. Bhatnagar Award'' during his student days from his alma mater.<ref name="Kohli2009">{{cite book|author=Kohli|title=Text Book of Endodontics|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zwdyRs9HYpgC|date=1 January 2009|publisher=Elsevier India|isbn=978-81-312-2181-5}}</ref> He is a former Dean of Dentistry at the [[Baba Farid University of Health Sciences]] and an adjunct professor at [[Tufts University School of Dental Medicine]].<ref name="Kohli2009" /> In 1992, when he received the [[Padma Shri]] award, he became the first dentist to receive the honor.<ref name="Kohli2009" /> The Government of India honored him again in 2005 with the higher ''[[Indian honours system|Padma honor]]'' of the [[Padma Bhushan]]; two years later, he received the [[B. C. Roy Award]], the highest Indian medical award.<ref name="CBI files closure in DA case against ex-DCI chairman">{{cite web | url=https://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/cbi-files-closure-in-da-case-against-ex-dci-chairman_788497.html | title=CBI files closure in DA case against ex-DCI chairman | publisher=Zee News | date=19 July 2012 | access-date=2 June 2016}}</ref> He was associated with the [[Dental Council of India]] as a member of the executive committee from 2001 to 2004 when he was elected as its president, a post he held for two tenancies, 2004–2005 and 2009–2010.<ref name="CBI raid on Kohli’s premises opens can of worms" />

== Works and contributions ==
Anil Kohli has served as the dentist surgeon to Presidents of India for more than 20 years. He has also served as dentist to the Prime Ministers of India. He is presently editor-in-chief of the Indian [[Academic journal|Journal]] of Dental Research and representative of Asia in the world body of [[Endodontics]] IFEA. He has received fellowships from all the three [[Royal College of Surgeons]], [[Glasgow]], [[Edinburgh]] and [[England]]. He has also received more than 10 honorary doctorates from different universities in the world.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dr. Anil Kohli - Endodontist - Book Appointment Online, View Fees, Feedbacks {{!}} Practo|url=https://www.practo.com/delhi/doctor/dr-anil-kohli-dentist-2|access-date=2021-11-27|website=www.practo.com}}</ref> Dr. Anil Kohli was honoured at an oral cancer fundraising event on 6 October 2018, at the River Rock Casino Resort in [[Richmond, British Columbia|Richmond]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mall|first=Rattan|title=Dr. Anil Kohli and Dr. Malwinder Dhami honoured at oral cancer fundraising event {{!}} Indo-Canadian Voice|url=https://voiceonline.com/dr-anil-kohli-and-dr-malwinder-dhami-honoured-at-oral-cancer-fundraising-event/|access-date=2021-11-27|language=en-CA}}</ref>

== Controversy ==
In 2010, corruption charges appeared against Kohli in the media, which he refuted.<ref name="I am being framed">{{cite web | url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/i-am-being-framed/87002 | title=I am being framed | publisher=Mid-Day | date=2 July 2010 | access-date=2 June 2016}}</ref> Subsequently, the [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] raided Kohli's home and office and filed a case against him for holding disproportionate assets.<ref name="CBI registers case against ex-Dental Council of India chief Dr Anil Kohli">{{cite web | url=http://www.indiamedicaltimes.com/2011/09/27/cbi-registers-case-against-ex-dental-council-of-india-chief-dr-anil-kohli/ | title=CBI registers case against ex-Dental Council of India chief Dr Anil Kohli | publisher=India Medical Times | date=27 September 2011 | access-date=2 June 2016}}</ref> However, the case was closed after nine months of investigations by the agency, exonerating Kohli from the charges.<ref name="CBI files closure in DA case against ex-DCI chairman" />

== See also ==
* [[Dental Council of India]]
* [[King George's Medical University]]
{{portal|India|Medicine}}

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{cite book|author=Anil Kohli|title=Text Book of Endodontics|date=1 January 2009|publisher=Elsevier India|isbn=978-81-312-2181-5}}
* Singh, Paramjit; Arora, Vimal (2005). ''[https://www.jaypeedigital.com/book/9788180614187 Military Dentistry: Terrain, Trends and Training]''. jaypee. {{ISBN|978-81-8061-418-7}}.

{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Medicine}}
{{PadmaBhushanAwardRecipients 2000–09}}

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